Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks, Paul George of the Oklahoma City Thunder and James Harden of the Houston Rockets, the league’s reigning MVP, were announced as the 2018-19 NBA’s Most Valuable Player Award finalist.

The finalists for the annual award are based on voting results from a panel of sportswriters and broadcasters. All votes were submitted at the end of the regular season.

The MVP will be revealed at the 2019 NBA Awards on Monday, June 24 at 6 p.m. PST on TNT.

The third annual event will take place at Barker Hangar in Los Angeles.

George, Antetokounmpo and Rudy Gobert of the Utah Jazz were named finalists for NBA Defensive Player of the Year.

MVP Reaction:

@Giannis_An34 is @nba mvp because he is the best offensive player and best defensive player on the best team in the league. He is DPOY because he guards 1-5, doesn’t get to take play off on offense, and can lock 1-5 down, steal the ball, jump the pass and block the shot.

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